Botanic Garden - Facilities
Family picnic at the Botanic Garden
The Botanic Garden is a scenic, popular place for weddings and events. There are a number of picturesque settings for hire. As it is a public garden, no part may be hired exclusively.
Weddings
- Functions as well as photo sessions must be pre-booked.
- Small weddings - of around 20-30 guests - can be held almost anywhere in the Garden.
- Large weddings may be held on the Dell and Sound Shell lawns, by the Duck Pond and on Remembrance Ridge.
- Begonia House is available for weddings after 5.00pm.
- Wedding photos can be taken anywhere in the Garden (bookings necessary), but there are restrictions in the Lily House.
- Confetti, rice and flower petals are not allowed anywhere in the Garden. Marquees can be erected on the Dell lawn only. The Garden does not provide marquees.
Begonia House Foyer
The foyer of the Begonia House is available for weddings and cocktail functions from 5.00pm, after the House has closed to the public. The foyer takes up to 90 people at tables and 120 for standing receptions. The temperature is 16 - 20°C. Clients arrange their own catering, seating and sound systems. A catering kitchen is available.
Magpie Lawn
The Magpie Lawn - above the Glenmore Street West entrance and below the Mariri Road entrance - is a spacious summer venue for large functions. There are toilets 400m away in the Main Garden.
The Dell
The Dell - behind the Begonia House - is a good size for large picnics, functions and public performances. Three-phase power and water is available, and there are toilets nearby. Service vehicles are the only vehicles allowed in this area. Amplified music must stop at 10.00pm.
The Lily House
The Lily House is available for wedding photos but not functions. You can take photos here during the day when the Begonia House is open, provided:
- only people directly involved in the photos are present (maximum ten people)
- no smoking, confetti, eating or drinking inside.
The Sound Shell
The Sound Shell - just inside the Main Garden - can hold up to 600 people and has a stage. Toilets are located in the Main Garden.
Treehouse Visitor Centre
The Treehouse Visitor Centre provides information and houses the Garden's administration office.
There is a seminar room and exhibition area that can be booked for seminars and workshops, but not social events. The seminar room seats up to 45 people in a theatre style seating arrangement, or 20 people around tables.
Open Hours
| Monday - Friday: | 9.00am - 4.00pm |
| Saturday and Sunday: | closed |
Bookings
The Treehouse Visitor Centre manages bookings for all Botanic Garden venues apart from Picnic Café.
| Treehouse Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | (04) 499 1400 |
| Fax: | (04) 499 1903 |
| Email: | treehouse |
Picnic Café
Phone: (04) 472 6002
Related Links
- Botanic Garden Map (446Kb PDF)
- Council venues for hire
- Location Map
Department Details:
Parks and Gardens
